The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned companies to make sure they have properly configured security systems and set user policies to control access to IT systems.
The importance of the human element in security has been highlighted at Infosecurity 2008 in London this week, with a government report showing incidents remain high despite overall improvements in controls.
HSBC is to begin using software to visually demonstrate that its websites are genuine and help prevent its customers becoming victims of increasing numbers of phishing scams.